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La Samaritaine (French pronunciation: [la samaʁitɛn]) is a large department store in the first arrondissement of Paris; the nearest metro station is Pont-Neuf. [1] Founded in 1870 by Ernest Cognacq it is now owned by the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH. [2] The store was a member of the International Association of Department Stores from 1985 ...
La Samaritaine at the corner of rue du Pont-Neuf and rue de Rivoli. Ernest Cognacq hired Marie-Louise Jaÿ as his sales assistant, and they married on 17 February 1872. She added 20,000 francs to his savings of 5,000 francs. [4] The couple worked hard and saved, and managed to buy the shop, now called La Samaritaine. [5]
Frantz Jourdain (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃ts ʒuʁdɛ̃]; 3 October 1847 – 22 August 1935) was a Belgian architect and author.He is best known for La Samaritaine, an Art Nouveau department store built in the 1st arrondissement of Paris in three stages between 1904 and 1928.
Located in an Art Deco building at 67-73 Rue de Rivoli and dubbed “Samaritaine 3,” the Japanese company’s latest flagship brings together historic features such as its metallic structure and ...
OPEN DOORS: It turns out the reopening of La Samaritaine remains a moving target. Having announced that the Right Bank department store would open its doors on June 19, following a 750-million ...
The first department store in France, Le Bon Marché in Paris, is now owned by the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH. La Samaritaine, another upscale department store also owned by LVMH, closed in 2005. Mid-range department stores chains also exist in France, such as the BHV/Marais (Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville), part of the same group as Galeries ...
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La Samaritaine, Villa Majorelle Henri Sauvage (May 10, 1873 in Rouen – March 21, 1932 in Paris) was a French architect and designer in the early 20th century. He was one of the most important architects in the French Art Nouveau movement, Art Deco , and the beginning of architectural modernism .